This is what we offer you

Gross monthly salary between EUR 4,516 and EUR 6,449 (scale 09) for a 36 hour week
Thirteenth month's salary and 8% holiday allowance
10% Employee Benefit Budget
EUR 1,400 development budget per year
Hybrid working: balance between home and office work (possible for most roles)
A pension, for which you can set the maximum amount of your personal contribution

As (Senior) Legal Counsel EAA, you will play a key role in the EAA Legal team, providing high quality legal transaction support to the business in the EAA region.

You and your job

Imagine working in a team that contributes to the growth and strategy of Rabobank EAA by supporting the activities of the region with high-quality legal expertise together with effective legal risk management for the bank. Your role would involve working with the business to analyse and develop products and services, provide legal advice and support on transactions, identify and address the associated (legal) risks and issues, and share your knowledge with colleagues over a broad range of business and staff departments. You can make the difference!

An average working day

Are you curious about what would be on your to-do list on an average working day? Your day-to-day activities may include:

Keeping control of the legal risks and legal framework for the bank with respect to financing structures;
Being a sparring partner for your fellow team members and colleagues in various business departments, both within Region Europe, Africa & Asia and beyond;
Participating in initiatives that are critical to the smooth running of the team;
Accurately and timely identifying potential issues and risks;
Drafting legal documentation;
Coordinating, negotiating and overseeing transactions;
Keeping up with the latest legal developments and applying it in daily practice;
Cooperating with colleagues from different disciplines (e.g. Compliance and Risk) throughout the bank.

Focus on this position

Your primary focus is expected to be to deliver transaction support in lending/financing transactions (e.g. Corporate Lending, Leveraged Lending and/or Specialised Lending but also beyond as required).

Together we achieve more than alone

We believe in the power of difference. Bringing together people's differences is what makes us an even better bank. So we are very curious about what you can bring to our Legal EAA team.

Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Working together is how we learn from each other and enhance each other’s (professional) development. We bundle our powers and contribute – based on our own expertise – to the strategy of the bank and Region Europe, Africa & Asia. The EAA team in Europe currently consists of around 25 lawyers, each with their unique background and offering. We encourage our legal counsel to broaden horizons through secondments across the teams.

You and your talent

Customer focus, pro-activeness, organizational sensitivity and decisiveness are essential for this position. We are also looking for the following qualifications:

Masters of Law, preferably Dutch or English law qualified;
At least 3 - 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably in Corporate Lending, Leveraged Lending and/or Specialised Lending;
Excellent command of the English language.

NOTE: This is a Scale 9 or 10, depending on your knowledge and experience.

You and the job application process

Please apply with your resume and brief cover letter, but before April 30th 2025. Good to know:

If you have any questions about the specific details of this position, please contact Rashpal Kaul, Head Legal EAA, via email rashpal.kaul@rabobank.com;
Any questions about working at Rabobank and the process? Sanne Courant, Corporate Recruiter via sanne.courant@rabobank.nl;
We may hold the interviews through a video call. An individual assessment may be part of the application procedure for this vacancy;
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